A Case For Making Short Films with Sele Got

06/30/23 • 4 min

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Sele Got is a film director and producer. He explores why you should keep making short films.

Sele highlights how short films can showcase a filmmaker's talents and vision for a feature film, as well as help in honing their craft and improving storytelling skills. The concise storytelling of short films also helps to eliminate unnecessary fluff from films. Finally, Sele discusses the growing audience for short films and how making one can make the filmmaker a better artist.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. How can short films benefit filmmakers

2. Exploring the art of concise storytelling

3. How short films can open doors

Resources:

https://www.instagram.com/selegotfilm/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/selegotfilm

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Sele Got is a film director and producer. He explores why you should keep making short films.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. How can short films benefit filmmakers

2. Exploring the art of concise storytelling

3. How short films can open doors

Resources:

https://www.instagram.com/selegotfilm/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/selegotfilm

Other episodes you'll enjoy:

https://thenaijafilmmaker.com/episode/rejection

https://thenaijafilmmaker.com/episode/nollywoodsuccess

https://thenaijafilmmaker.com/episode/filmfestivals

Connect with me:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenaijafilmpod

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenaijafilmpod

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thenaijafilmpod

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thenaijafilmpod

Donate:

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STRIPE: https://www.thenaijafilmmaker.com/support

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